ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. As the name suggests it’s a behavioral problem where the person lacks to pay attention and shows hyperactivity and impulsiveness in their life. It is one of the most common mental disorders affecting children less than age of 12. Symptoms of ADHD include inattention, hyperactivity like excess movement that is not fitting to the setting and impulsivity like swift acts that occur in the moment without thought.
Such behavioral problem can be categorized into two types :
- inattentiveness (difficulty concentrating and focusing) : ADD
- hyperactivity and impulsiveness : ADHD
Difference Between ADHD and ADD
Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD is just the outdated term for attention deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. They both are same meaning that the person with ADHD doesn’t necessarily need to have Hyperactive/impulsive symptoms.
What are the symptoms?
- Trouble paying attention to anythings during works or classes
- Avoids mental tasks such as homeworks.
- Trouble staying on task during school, at home, or even at play
- Disorganized and forgets important events and appointments
- having trouble to pay attention when directly spoken to
Others Symptoms that include Hyperactive-Impulsive behaviour are:
- tell out answers before a question is finished
- Constantly interrupting others while speaking
- Trouble to wait in line for turn when the wait is expected
- Fidgeting constantly
- Excessive talking and physical movements
- little or no sense of danger
How To Know If You Have ADHD?
Healthcare professionals such as pediatricians, psychiatrists, and child psychologists can diagnose such behavioural problem. You have to visit your nearest diagnostic center for the proper diagnosis. The diagnosis will involve the gathering of information from several sources, including schools, caregivers, and parents.
In the meanwhile, you can give a online ADHD/ADD test which can give you a rough idea about your conditions and to track your symptoms but make sure not to believe on those results as this may be incorrect. You have to get actual diagnostics test by trained professionals such as doctors or other mental health professionals.